Swiker leads Warriors at Kutztown Invitational

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Nov 24, 2008 at 12:01 AM

KUTZTOWN — Junior Christine Swiker was second in the 200 IM and senior Sally Kaminski placed second in the 200 free for East Stroudsburg University at the Kutztown Golden Bear Invite on Friday and Saturday.

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KUTZTOWN — Junior Christine Swiker was second in the 200 IM and senior Sally Kaminski placed second in the 200 free for East Stroudsburg University at the Kutztown Golden Bear Invite on Friday and Saturday.

Kaminski also anchored the Warriors' 200 free relay team that placed second. Sophomores Sarah Roscioli and Amy Rowland and junior Heather Van O'Linda swam the first three legs as ESU finished with a time of 1:43.61.

Swiker turned in a time of 2:17.58 in the 200 IM and was also third in the 400 IM and fifth in the 200 fly. Kaminski clocked in at 56.68 seconds in the 100 free finals and placed fourth in the 50 free in 25.85, just behind Roscioli's third-place time of 25.82.

Roscioli made the finals in three events and was fifth in both the 100 and 200 breast.

In the relays, Rowland, Roscioli, Swiker and Kaminski were third in the 400 medley and fifth in the 800 free. The squad of freshman Lindsay DuAime, Van O'Linda, Swiker and Rowland placed seventh in the 200 medley relay.

The Warriors wrap up their schedule for the first semester at the Camel Invitational at Connecticut College on Dec. 6.

EAST STROUDSBURG — East Stroudsburg University's women's basketball home opener tonight kicks off the winter schedule for Warriors athletics on Blue Ridge TV-13.

Live coverage of the Warriors' game with Felician begins at 7 p.m., with the replay to follow at 10:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Sports Director Bob Capasso will be alongside Bob Brittain for the call as ESU looks for its third straight victory.

Three basketball doubleheaders and ESU's wrestling dual with Delaware Valley will also be featured this winter.

The Warriors games against Bloomsburg (Jan. 21), Cheyney (Jan. 24) and Shippensburg (Feb. 14) were also selected.

The women's game against Bloomsburg will air live at 6 p.m. and on replay at 10:30 p.m. The men's game will be live at 8 p.m. Both games of the two Saturday doubleheaders will be live at 1 and 3 p.m., with the replays available at 6 and 8 p.m.

The ESU wrestling program will host three dual matches this year, with the home opener with Delaware Valley on Feb. 5 slated for broadcast on Blue Ridge. The match, which begins at 7 p.m., will air on tape-delay at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday nights.

ESU's women's basketball program will also receive national exposure on Jan. 17 when the Warriors travel to Shippensburg. The game will air live on the CBS College Sports Network, which is available on Blue Ridge Digital channel 204 and DirecTV channel 613.

This marks the 21st year that Blue Ridge has been in partnership with ESU athletics, which also includes all six home football games during the 2008 season and four editions of the ESU Warriors Sports Report.

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